Sunday December 17, Strays will venture to The Villages,  near Weirsdale and Lady Lake,  to cycle 30 or so miles with members of The Village Cycling Association.
 
Our ride leader will be Russ Buchanan
 
Ride start will be from the Ruby Tuesdays restaurant parking lot.
 
Arrive at 9:45 am for a 10:00 departure.
 
Speeds 2.5 - 46 mph, depending on terrain. Average speed has typically been 13 - 14 mph in recent times for the Strays.
 
Post ride the hungry may head to a local restaurant for lunch.
 
No pacelines, no racing, no wheel sucking, just a fun social ride.
 
Helmets are REQUIRED on all Strays rides, mirrors recommended, headphones forbidden.
 
Safety  protocols  are  always  observed on Strays rides
NEW RIDERS  must read  the  following  before  joining  us:
 
Any other questions:
 
Rob Wilt
GCC VP
380-0561
 
(All calls are screened, if you identify yourself
as a GCC member, I will pick up, if home)
Cell available on ride request only
 
To get to Ruby Tuesdays in The Villages:
Take 27-441 south thru the town of Belleview about 10 miles, as you come into the Villages you will see a Large Domed Church on the right side heading south. Just after the church there will be a bridge/overpass that has "The Villages" written on it. Main street is the next right turn after that bridge. Ruby Tuesdays is on the right side two blocks in.
 
 
From the FBA web site, Villages Cycling Association was chosen as the bike club of 2005
Road Club
Village Cycling Association
Russ Buchanan and Jim Mount, Co-Leaders

The Village Cycling Association was formed in the late '90s to promote cycling in Florida's largest and oldest planned adults-only community. With a membership of over 400, the club has comprehensive education programs, marvelous mentor programs for new riders and is very socially oriented with almost all rides beginning or ending at restaurants and coffee shops. The mission of the club is to make the residents young again and the bicycle is the best tool in regaining youth they've found. Co-founders Russ Buchanan and Jim Mount have worked tirelessly to get more people on bikes more often and it is working. The club is now the model for senior cycling in the state and it is well deserved. The club was recently featured in an FBA Older Adult Activity video to encourage seniors to get active through bicycling and walking. A second club was recently formed to accommodate the rapid growth of senior bicyclists living in The Villages and Lady Lake area.